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12/15/2019

Julie Swinehart on financing today’s new projects

RPAI’s CFO tells why the foundation of complicated mixed-use projects with long timelines is a strong balance sheet.
12/09/2019

5Qs for Dawn Stamper on how retail tenants should be treated

Phillips Edison's senior VP of customer experience says she hopes to emphasize the “neighbor” in neighborhood centers.
12/08/2019

South Carolina’s 2nd largest mall to be redeveloped

Visitors to Myrtle Beach will soon be turning somersaults over what’s going on at the tourist town’s most popular mall.
12/05/2019

PREIT: Black Friday traffic up significantly at re-done properties

PREIT, one of the nation’s leading owners of traditional malls, reports that traffic at two of its properties benefitted from wholesale renovations over Black Friday weekend.
12/05/2019

Chilling experience: Indoor ski slope opens at American Dream

As a group, retail real estate developers pooh-pooh the notion of physical retail going downhill — except, now, for one.
12/03/2019

These three brands accounted for 45% of visits made to off-price retailers in Q3

Off-price retail, the dominant segment in malls and shopping centers, is also dominated by three brands.
12/01/2019

CBRE says Black Friday weekend traffic was up at properties it manages 

Two-thirds of malls and large-format shopping centers managed by CBRE reported increased shopper on Black Friday weekend 2019 compared to last year.  
11/21/2019

Fly me to the Moon, Gorilla!

Columbus millennials who missed the Golden Age of air travel and baby boomers who want to reminisce can take part in an immersive pop-up experience called “Pan Am Layover Lounge” at Gorilla Cinema at the River & Rich complex in Ohio’s capital city.
11/21/2019

Indoor navigation tool debuts in Canadian malls for the holidays

Shoppers will be able to use a mobile app to guide their searches at Canadian malls this holiday season.
11/19/2019

Report: Fast-casual restaurant chains will continue to grow at a pace of 24%

Despite the fact that real estate deals with restaurants are complex, risky, and require expensive buildouts, the revenue and traffic they churn is so remarkable that landlords continue to seek out more of them for their centers, according to CBRE’s research department.